Machine for filling in hollow cavities in tiles.



G. KAUPERT. -MAGHINE F011 FILLING IN HOLLOW GAVITIES IN TILES.

- APPLICATION FILED SEPT, 10, 1913. 1,11 9,084.

Patented Dec. 1, 1914. .I

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GEORGEKaUFFET, oF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

MACHINE 'Fon FILLING IN HOLLOW lCAVITIES IN TILES.

` To all 'whom t may concern Be it lInown that I, GEORGE KAU'PERT, a`subject `of the Emperor of Germany, re-

siding at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for Filling inHollow Cavities in Tiles, of which the following is a specification.

The essential object of this invention is to provide an apparatusfor aprocess of filling in the open ends vof `thehollow cavities customarilypresent in the ordinary building tile. Such tile in the condition inwhich they are ordinarily delivered from the factory to the consumer areopen at the ends,

v and it isV the object of this inventionl to provide a device adaptedquickly toseal such' open ends with mortar, cement, or the like.v

In the drawings, Figure 1 is an end eleva tion of a machine embodyingtheinvention; Fig. 2 is a 'side elevation taken at right angles to the viewofvFig. 1; Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a lsmaller apparatus thanythat shown in F igs.` 1 and 2; Fig. t, is a perspective view of atileupon which theinvention is adapted to operate; Fig. 5 is a section ontheline 5 5, F ig..1;land Fig. 6 is a section on the line`6f6, Fig. 3.

The salient feature of the machine is the provision of suitable devicesfor holding the tile, the ends 'of which are to be sealed,

and other devicesadapted to cause a table or floor upon which 4cement ormortar is spread to'b'e elevated so as to forcethe mor-v tar into theopen end of each ofthe hollow perforations ofthe tile. i

The machine comprises anumber of suitable uprights 1 and cross-pieces 2`forming a s framework. At the ends of the machine andextending lfromeach leg 1 to the opposite leg 1 is a strip or barcontaining a journalor bearing L within which the shaft 5 is adapted to rotate or rock.Secured to said shaft 5 is pedal 6 which, when depressed by the foot ofthe operator, moves the shaft 5 within its bearings Upon the shaft 5 arecams or eccentrics, which cams bear upon and lengage the under surfaceof the verticallyT moving table 8. Upon said table 8 the mortar orcement 9, whichis to be forced into the open ends of the perforations 10provided in the tile 11, is placed.

. Since the tiles 11 are adapted to be held iiXed against verticalmovement, it is obvious that to `cause the table 8 tomove up` wardlywill Vforce the mortar or cement 9 Specification of Letters Patent.

' Patented Dec. 1, 1914.

`Application filed September 10, 1913. Serial No. 789,029.

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Extending transversely of the apparatus are strips or supports 12 whichare spaced apart a distance corresponding to the thickness of the tileswhich` are being operated upon and'which` strips 12 are received withinsuitable recesses 13 in the table 8. Said members 12 serve the functionsnot only `of supporting the different tiles 11, but also of guiding thetable 8 in its reciprocation and of keeping the cement or mortar 9within predetermined limits. a

To prevent the tiles v11 from being lifted upwardly at the time that thetable 8 is elevated, the sliding frame v11 is provided, which frame141cm `be securedin place through the medium ofthe pins 15 which extendinto perforations in loops 16` and are received within recesses 17 inthe'legs 1. The loops 16 encircle said legs 1. To the top of theframework pulleys 18 are secured and a rope or cable 19 passes over eachpulley 18, one end of said rope 19 being secured l to the slidingframellf and the other to the from the perforations 16, the table 14 canl slide vertically, being moved upwardly when it is desired to have thesliding member 11 outv of the way of the tile, and downwardly when theoperator wishes the support 14` to rest upon the top edges of the tileand thus limit their upward movement.

The apparatus is provided with a number of shelves 21 upon which` thetiles can rest while the mortar or cement `is being allowed toset, andwith a b'oX` or trough 22 to which a handle 23 is secured, into whichcontainer 22the supply of mortar or cement can be poured or shoveledy.preparatory to being spread upon'the upper surface of thetable 8. Saidcontainer 22 is carried uponrollers, 211. .y In Figs. 3` and 6 there isdepicted a much -smaller apparatus than that shown in the y remainingfigures, the object of this smaller apparatus being to provide aportable device which rmay be used right on the job. Said portableapparatus incorporates a rising and falling table 8, shelves 21, pedal6, and other salient features of the invention,

the construction of same being obvious from the drawings so that adetailed description is not necessary.

In both the .larger and the smaller machines the upper surface of thereciprocatlng table upon which thev mortar orcement 9 1s placed iscovered with a layer of asbestos or tar paper, or some other substanceto which the cementwill not adhere. If the cement 9 were allowed to restdirectly upon the member 8, which is preferably made of wood, the cementor mortar 9, which possesses a certain degree of adhesion to wood butalmost none for asbestos or tar paper, would not remain plugged in theopenings or perforations 10, but by coating or covering the top of thetable 8 with a substance to which the cement or mortar will not normallyadhere, that cement or mortar which has been forced into the openings orhollows of the tile will remain embedded therein after the table 8 hasbeen depressed.

It will be obvious from the foregoing detailed description that sundrychanges in the construction and operation of the apparatus may be madewithout departing kfrom the scope of the invention.

I .claim as my invention:

i l. An apparatus of the character described comprising means forsupporting a tile,

'means for holding same against upward movement, a reciprocating tableupon which vmortar or cement is adapted to be placed,

and means vfor elevating said reciprocating table and causing sametojpress against said tile, whereby the mortar or cement upon said tableis pressed or plugged into the perforations of said tile. l

2. An apparatus of the lcharacter described comprising means forsupporting Va tile, means for holding same against upward movement, areciprocating table upon which mortar or cement is'adapted to be placed,`a shafting, an eccentric upon said shaft adapted toengage the undersurface of said table,

and means to rotate said shaft and thereby cause said table to be movedtoward said tile, whereby the cement or mortar lupon said table isplugged or pressed into the opening within said tile.

3. An apparatus of the character described comprising means forsupporting a tile, means for holding same against* upward movement, areciprocating table upon which mortar or cement is adaptedto be placed,

' Copies of this patent may be obtained for andmeans for elevating saidreciprocating vided with a coating adapted tov resist the adhesiveaction of the mortar or cement, a shaft, an eccentric upon said shaftadapted to engage the under surface of said table, and means to rotatesaid shaft and thereby cause said table to be'moved toward said tile,whereby the cement or mortar upon saidtable is plugged orpressed intothe opening within said tile.

5. An apparatusof the character described I comprising aV framework, aplurality of strips supported therein, said stripsv being adapted toreceive the edges of the tiles upon which said apparatus is intended tooperate, a reciprocating table having recesses to receive said strips,means for holding the tiles in place, means for causingv said table tomove toward said tiles, whereby the mortar or cement adapted to bereceived within, said table is forced or plugged into the openings ofsaid tiles. y v

6. The combinationl of a vertically-reciprocatory table divided intosections, `stationary tile-supports cooperating with each section ofsaid table, an adjustablev superstructure, and meansfor `.moving saidtable toward said supports'and said superstructure.

7. The combination of a vertically-recip rocatory table divided intosections,station' l ary tile-supports adapted to enter between thesections of the table upon the movement thereof, a vertically-adjustablesuperstructure above said table, and means for moving the said tabletoward said superstructure.

` In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my y signature in the presenceof two witnesses. GEORGE KAUPER'I.

IVitnesses:

Ro'r. KLOTZ, AUG. KUNTZE.

Washington, D. C??

